Sympathy for the Mainland Regional High School football team

Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerFour porcelain angels, a baseball, a football and flowers are part of a small memorial outside the entrance to Mainland Regional High School in Linwood honoring four football players who died in an Aug. 20 car crash: Casey Brenner, Edgar Bozzi, Nick Connor and Dean Khoury.

I am sorry for the boys and their families who are now missing a part of their team and football family.

It’s incredibly touching to learn about this community coming together and supporting one another throughout this tragedy. It’s also inspiring to see students from neighboring towns, including football rivals, offer friendship and love.

I’ll be thinking of and rooting for the Mustangs under the lights every Friday night.